Zafar Gohar is bowling superbly for Middlesex here.

Full, off stump and flighted.

Ben Compton drives a flatter ball and that's a stunning bit of fielding from Zafar's own bowling, taking it on the bounce and throwing down the stumps.

Compton made his ground.

A leg slip comes in to join slip and leg gully.

Phew. Eventful maiden over.

Ben Raine has moved onto 28 from 44 deliveries with five fours, sharing 38 runs for this sixth wicket with Ben McKinney who is 33*.

With David Bedingham potentially unable to bat, this stand could be pivotal in the context of the match.

The lead is 187.

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Not sure we'll be seeing Surrey and Hampshire back in the middle for a little while...

No surprise than an early tea will be taken at The Oval.

Raphy Weatherall is leg side to Keaton Jennings and that's a good take by keeper Lewis McManus.

A maiden over even so.

Justin Broad is into his third over and his second ball is banged in halfway down the track and pulled firmly over mid wicket by josh Bohannon for four.

JB drifts to leg and Bohannon shovels the ball square for a leg bye.

Leicestershire's momentum has stalled somewhat as Rehan Ahmed has been followed back to the hutch by Sol Budinger (44) and Ian Holland (5).

The hosts are 166-3 against Derbyshire at Grace Road, leading by 253.

Celebrappeal from Vishwa Fernando to try and sway an lbw decision against Ben Raine, but neither Raine, not the umpire, are moved.

Durham continue to build.

50 for Slaterpublished at 27.4 overs

27.4 overs

Notts 347 & 94-0 v Essex 367

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An eighth boundary, this one off Noah Thain, sees Ben Slater reach a half century as Nottinghamshire trap on nicely at Trent Bridge.

Strangled appeal from Ben Coad and the Tykes cordon as the ball thumps into Gareth Roderick's pads.

Nothing doing.

11 overs in, and 142 more to negotiate for the visitors... unless they get any help from Mother Nature.

Justin Broad is in the attack and Keaton Jennings is forward to glance the ball square for four runs.

He follows that up with a leg bye.

JB is full outside off and Josh Bohannon drives through cover point for four to reach 12.

100 for Ingrampublished at 92 overs

92 overs

Glam 331-5 (trail by 215 runs) v Glocs 546

It is a slog at Bristol and not in a good way although Colin Ingram has reached three figures in Glamorgan's reply to the hosts big first innings score.

They still trail by 215 runs but a 128-run partnership between Ingram and wicketkeeper Chris Cooke is nudging this game closer to a draw.

50 for Zak Crawleypublished at 14:57 British Summer Time 13 April

14:57 BST 13 April

Kent 79-0 - target 316

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Zafar Gohar bowls to Zak Crawley, who is on 47.

A missed attempt to flick on to the on side but the LBW shout is turned down.

He glances the next ball fine for four and that brings him a first 50 of the season off 60 balls with eight fours and one six.

Can Northants prize out another wicket or two before tea?

Will the Red Rose and the weather allow it?

Rahpy Weatherall is in the attack and Josh Bohannon blocks, going back and across.

He nearly follows one outside off but moves the bat inside the line at the last moment.

It looked for a moment that the declaration had been made but it was a drinks break.

With the best part of 140 overs left in this game if Sussex were to declare now Somerset would need about three and a half an over.

Tom Banton could knock most of that off on his own so a bit more batting from the home side looks the order of the day.